Bob Cousy has the lowest field-goal percentage by an MVP in a season, at 37.8 percent in 1956-57.

Interpreted as:

mvp in a regular season with worst field goal percentage by a player

	NAME	FG%	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	37.8	1	1956-57	BOS	64	36.9	20.6	4.8	7.5			7.5	19.8				5.7	6.9	82.1	45.2				2,364	1,319	309	478				134
2	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	42.0	1	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	31.1	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	10.7	25.5	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	42.5	1	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	42.6	1	1960-61	BOS	78	44.3	16.9	23.9	3.4			6.8	16.0				3.3	6.0	55.0	45.4				3,458	1,322	1,868	268				155
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	42.9	1	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6			9.0	20.9				7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2				2,794	1,849	1,164	189				202
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	43.2	1	1962-63	BOS	78	44.9	16.8	23.6	4.5			6.6	15.2				3.7	6.6	55.5	46.4				3,500	1,309	1,843	348				189
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	43.8	1	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	24.1	5.3			5.5	12.6				3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2				3,466	1,102	1,878	410				204
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	43.8	1	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	29.2	16.4	3.1			10.0	22.8				9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9				2,873	2,105	1,182	221				200
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	44.2	1	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9			6.6	15.0				3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5				2,640	1,142	1,564	202				181
10	Derrick Rose D. Rose	44.5	1	2010-11	CHI	81	37.4	25.0	4.1	7.7	1.0	0.6	8.8	19.7	1.6	4.8	33.2	5.9	6.9	85.8	55.0	1.0	3.1	3.4	3,026	2,026	330	623	85	51	278	136	+498
11	James Harden J. Harden	44.9	1	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	30.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
12	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	45.2	1	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	16.2	4.1			9.0	20.0				2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1				3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	45.7	1	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	18.9	23.6	4.5			7.6	16.6				3.8	6.3	59.5	48.9				3,433	1,436	1,790	341				207
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45.9	1	2007-08	LAL	82	38.9	28.3	6.3	5.4	1.8	0.5	9.5	20.6	1.8	5.1	36.1	7.6	9.0	84.0	57.6	1.1	5.2	3.1	3,192	2,323	517	441	151	40	257	227	+598
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46.1	1	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46.5	1	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	28.7	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
17	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	47.6	1	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			5.2	10.9				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	1,491	213				276
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	48.0	1	1989-90	LAL	79	37.2	22.3	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	6.9	14.4	1.3	3.5	38.4	7.2	8.1	89.0	62.2	1.6	5.0	3.7	2,937	1,765	522	907	132	34	289	167
19	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	48.3	1	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	31.4	9.9	11.0			10.6	22.0				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	48.7	1	2014-15	GSW	80	32.7	23.8	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	8.2	16.8	3.6	8.1	44.3	3.9	4.2	91.4	63.8	0.7	3.6	3.1	2,613	1,900	341	619	163	16	249	158	+920
21	LeBron James L. James	48.9	1	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	49.2	1	1983-84	BOS	79	38.3	24.2	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	9.6	19.5	0.2	0.9	24.7	4.7	5.3	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	49.3	1	1998-99	UTA	49	37.4	23.8	9.4	4.1	1.3	0.6	8.0	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	9.8	78.8	57.7	2.2	7.3	3.3	1,832	1,164	463	201	62	28	162	134	+355
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49.5	1	1995-96	CHI	82	37.7	30.4	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	11.2	22.6	1.4	3.2	42.7	6.7	8.0	83.4	58.2	1.8	4.8	2.4	3,090	2,491	543	352	180	42	197	195
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	49.6	1	1985-86	BOS	82	38.0	25.8	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	9.7	19.6	1.0	2.4	42.3	5.4	6.0	89.6	58.0	2.3	7.5	3.2	3,113	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182